In the morning we first went to Taipei 101. Taipei 101 is currently the world's tallest building - if you count its massive 60-foot spire. The design of Taipei 101 represents Chinese culture. Both the building's interior and exterior incorporate the Chinese pagoda form and the shape of bamboo flowers.
Next we went to the food court located in the building. I think that was the best food court we’ve been to. I have also tried a popular pearl milk tea, which is commonly known as bubble tea. This drink is popular in many parts of the world, but I never had a chance to try I until now.
After our wonderful meal, we went to the National Palace Museum. It has a collection of over 650,000 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest in the world. One of the main treasures in the museum was the Jadeite Cabbage, which I didn’t find very appealing. The unique part was when looking closely, you can see a large and a small grasshopper will appear camouflaged in the leaves. The ruffled semi-translucent of attached leaves is due to the masterful combination of various natural color of the jade to recreate the color variations of a real cabbage. (1)
In the evening we all went to one of the most crowded night markets in Taipei - Shilin night market, which had the nastiest bathroom I’ve ever been to :) I wish I didn’t go to the bathroom first, because I couldn’t really eat anything afterwards. The only food I tried was stinky tofu. No wonder they call it stinky, it has a very odor which might make you puke at first. The odor of stinky tofu is said to resemble that of rotten garbage or manure. Surprisingly, the taste is kind of mild. There are many variations of tofu and I have to say I kind of like it with other food. Stinky tofu can be eaten cold, steamed, stewed, or most commonly, fried. People here say the more it stink, the grater it tastes…
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